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A horrific road accident took place on Friday night on the Dallirajhara-Balod main road in Balod district of Chhattisgarh. Three youths of Gujra village, Vinod Halba, Prashant Halba and Harish Halba, died on the spot after their bike collided with a truck parked on the roadside near Jamhi toll plaza. Police have sent the bodies to the district hospital for post-mortem.
About 1100 employees of Chakradharpur Railway Division will soon get uniform allowance. After the order of Railway Board, South Eastern Railway Men's Congress met the Senior DPO. A letter will be sent to CRIS to include this allowance pending since 2018-19 in the July salary. Most of the employees will get an annual allowance of Rs 5000, while station masters and public relations personnel will get Rs 10000.
Retired Brigadier Harish Chandra Joshi contributed Rs 10 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. This amount is for the education, health and livelihood of poor and deprived children affected by natural disasters. He met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and handed over the cheque. The Chief Minister praised this initiative and described it as a symbol of his commitment towards the development of the society and the state.
The construction of the long pending railway overbridge at Barigoda and Govindpur in Jamshedpur will now be undertaken by the Railways itself by bearing Rs 100 crore of expenses. The Railway Ministry has taken this decision due to the efforts of MP Bidyut Baran Mahato, because the state government had not shown interest in it. This will provide relief from road accidents and traffic jams on the busy Tatanagar-Asanbani railway section.
In Meerapur area of Muzaffarnagar, a woman committed suicide by hanging herself after her husband did not get her a new mobile phone. The husband works as a clothes hawker and had gone to Odisha. The woman had asked for Rs 10,000 from her husband over phone, for which she received Rs 2,000. His two year old son is distressed by this tragic incident. The police sent the body for autopsy.
In Chadhraua village of Elau police station area of Mainpuri, a pack of dogs attacked the sheep tied in the enclosure on Thursday night. 38 sheep died in this attack, while five were injured. The villagers made noise and chased away the dogs. The team of Animal Husbandry Department treated the injured sheep. Police buried the dead sheep after post-mortem. The villagers are demanding compensation to the victim.
The emergence of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami staying away from majority in Bangladesh elections is a balanced signal for India. In the absence of Awami League, a new government is being formed under the leadership of Tariq Rehman. This result signals an opportunity for India, as BNP can boost economic cooperation. In view of the economic crisis of Bangladesh, India can play an important role in trade, investment and energy, which will strengthen the relations between the two countries.
The colorful inauguration of the four-day National Skiing Championship and Winter Carnival in Auli was done by Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj. He said that this event will give global recognition to Uttarakhand and strengthen the local economy. 17 teams including Army, ITBP are participating in the championship. The minister also announced future events like Surya Devbhoomi Challenge, Niti Ultra Run and Himalayan Car Rally.
In Uttar Pradesh, 89,791 operators have been found inactive under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, due to which the process of making Ayushman cards is being disrupted. According to the report, out of the total 1.14 lakh operator IDs, only 24,762 are active. The government has instructed the CMOs of all the districts to activate the inactive operators and run a special campaign to make cards of the beneficiaries.
On World Radio Day on 13 February, this article underlines the credibility and reach of radio. Even in the digital age, radio remains a powerful medium of information, entertainment and disaster management. It is the collective memory of the society and the voice of the people, which makes a huge impact at low cost. Patna Akashvani Kendra has a long history, and even today it broadcasts from many centers in Bihar, providing comfort and information to the people.